Tenant Steals School Spots

Piper Berry explained that all current procedures were legitimate, and they didn't have the authority to revoke them. Adelaide Warren was immediately furious.

This meant that she, who had spent her own money to buy a house in a top school district, would have to put up with this injustice, and her daughter, Cora, would miss out on an education? There was no reason in the world for this.

Seeing Adelaide on the verge of losing her composure, Piper Berry advised her. "Since you're sure it's an issue with the tenants, you might want to negotiate with them first to clarify that this is indeed their error."

Realizing that arguing with the staff was pointless, Adelaide reluctantly dialed the number on the rental contract. Her best hope was that the tenants, once approached, would acknowledge the issue and give up the school spot.

The call connected quickly, and she briefly explained the situation. However, before she could make her request, the person on the other end abruptly hung up. Further attempts to call resulted in a message saying the number was unavailable.

Stunned, Adelaide was shaking with anger. It was undoubtedly their doing, no question about it. Since they had no shame, she wouldn't hesitate to burn bridges.

Without wasting time, Adelaide went straight to the police station to report the issue. She assumed at worst it was the tenants using her school district spot without consent, but what the police revealed left her speechless.

Officer Yusuf Watson informed her that the school spot issue was legitimate because the children benefitting from her house's district were listed as her sons.

"My sons?" she exclaimed.

"Yes, according to your records, you have two boys. The older one is Krew Hawkins, aged 13, and the younger one is Zane Hawkins, aged seven."

Adelaide nearly shouted in disbelief in front of the officers. This was impossible. She had married eight years ago, gotten pregnant afterward, and had been raising her only daughter. Now, two sons had suddenly appeared.

If word got out, she would be accused of having children out of wedlock. Even if proven to be a misunderstanding, her reputation would be ruined.

The situation had spiraled out of control, and she urgently asked the records officer, Fiona Owens, for an explanation. Fiona shook her head and said, "I didn't process the original records. There might have been an error somewhere."

Adelaide couldn't hold back her frustration and slammed her hand on the table. "Since this is your error, correct it now. Remove these strangers from my records."

Fiona looked troubled. "That's against the rules. First, you must prove they're not your children."

Adelaide was exasperated. "I don't even know who these kids are. How am I supposed to prove anything?"

Seeing her agitation, Officer Watson took Adelaide aside, explaining that this was a civil matter. Whether she had agreed to the transfer of records was unknown at the time. Given the situation, the only option was for the families to negotiate.

Hearing this, Adelaide grew even angrier. How was it fair that they had sneakily attached children to her records, yet she needed to negotiate to remove them?

But she quickly regained her calm. For her daughter's education, no matter how angry, she had to endure it. Her only focus was to resolve the issue swiftly, ensuring Cora could enroll by the final registration date.